"Thank you for this PSA." Woman shares brilliant hack using silica gel packets: 'Will be doing this now' first appeared on ...

(NEXSTAR) – The little packets you find at the bottom of newly purchased items – from shoes to electronics to packaged food – are more useful than you may have thought. The little packets contain ...

"I've been doing it for years!" Woman reveals brilliant reason you should never throw away silica gel packets: 'Such a great hack' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Silica gel packets act as a desiccant by using their porous structure to absorb moisture from the air, trapping water ...

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Ever dive deep into a bag of beef jerky and, just when you get to the good stuff, you feel like you’re chomping down on plastic? Surprise! That’s a silica gel packet. Silica gel packets are desiccants ...

*Related video above: What are PFAS, so-called ‘forever chemicals’? (WHTM) — You have probably seen silica gel packets in such places as shoeboxes, dried food and even bubble wrap. It’s a white packet ...

You've probably never given much thought to silica gel packets beyond noting that they're a mild inconvenience. The tiny white packets are often included by brands in deliveries of shoes and bags - ...